Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
Paul Halfpenny
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Founder and CTO at Filter. Depeche Mode Devotee. Solutions, Web, Mobile, WordPress. And a lot of Star Wars.
It is not the job of the Clacton voters to determine if Farage has done anything wrong or not.
So I assume FIFA are going to step in for every unfair refereeing decision from now on? Because they’ve set one hell of a precedent here.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last mo.Folarin Balogun eligible to play for US v Belgium as Fifa rescinds suspension for red card
Two posts doing the rounds this week reinforced my view that what matters most for conferences is what's actually on the schedule when you get there. paulhalfpenny.com/wordcamp-eu...
WordCamp EU Needs a Bigger, Broader Schedule - Paul Halfpenny
Why WordCamp EU needs more sessions, broader topics and fuller schedules to boost attendance and deliver better value for all attendees.
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I'm not heading to WordCampEU in Krakow this year, but these posts resonated with me - about attendance figures and the scope of sessions:
I’ve spent the last few evenings adding a migration workflow to our Filter Abilities plugin - allowing you to migrate images from one site to another via Claude/MCP and updating the database as it goes. paulhalfpenny.com/migrating-wo...
Migrating WordPress media via MCP - Paul Halfpenny
I’ve done a lot of WordPress site migrations over the years. Different agencies, different scales but none of them have been quick or painless. For the content side we usually reach for WP All Import ...
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May's #WPLDN registration is now open @cameronjonesweb.bsky.social on automating ACF to block editor migrations, plus Robert Abela, and @tna.sh in conversation on #WordPress security, #AI and the human factor Thursday 28 May, 6 PM. Link in thread.
Block Format Bridge: A Practical Solution for AI-Generated Content in WordPress Chris Huber, developer at Automattic, released Block Format Bridge, an open-source plugin that addresses one of the more persistent friction points in AI-assisted WordPress workflows: getting AI-generated content into…
Block Format Bridge: A Practical Solution for AI-Generated Content in WordPress
Chris Huber, developer at Automattic, released Block Format Bridge, an open-source plugin that addresses one of the more persistent friction points in AI-assisted WordPress workflows: getting AI-generated content into the block editor reliably. The plugin takes a pragmatic approach. Block markup is notoriously difficult for AI to produce correctly — not because AI models lack capability, but because of how the format works.
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We shipped state/region geolocation in PersonalizeWP this week and I keep thinking of new use cases. Regional salary benchmarks on job sites. Location-relevant case studies. Local impact stories for charities. What would you build with it? personalizewp.com/blog/announ...
PersonalizeWP v3.5: Smarter Geo-Targeting Updates | PersonalizeWP
PersonalizeWP v3.5 adds region-level geo-targeting, smarter data exports and UI improvements for more powerful WordPress personalisation.
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Try this: ask ChatGPT or Perplexity to recommend a business like yours. Did it mention you? If not, that's an AI visibility gap. We built a free audit that checks 90+ factors across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, AI Overviews and Bing Copilot. Takes seconds. filter.agency/news/introd...
Introducing Filter's FREE LLM AI Optimisation Audit
We're offering a FREE tool to audit your webpage for LLM AIO optimisation best practice across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and more!
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PersonalizeWP v3.5 just dropped. You can now personalise WordPress content by state or region, not just country. Show different content to visitors in Texas vs. New York, or Ontario vs. British Columbia. All in the block editor, no code. personalizewp.com/blog/announ...
PersonalizeWP v3.5: Smarter Geo-Targeting Updates | PersonalizeWP
PersonalizeWP v3.5 adds region-level geo-targeting, smarter data exports and UI improvements for more powerful WordPress personalisation.
personalizewp.com
Missed PressConf last week. The one WordPress event where talks don't get recorded, which is exactly why the conversations are worth having. Need to make next year happen. Anyone there want to share the highlights?
The Filter Abilities plugin has been updated with built-in support for the popular Redirection plugin, plus expanded post capabilities for more flexible control over content and workflows across your site. Full release notes, changes, and download details available here: github.com/filter-agen...
Releases · filter-agency/filter-abilities
Exposes WordPress functionality as Abilities API abilities for AI agent interaction via MCP. Auto-detects compatible plugins (ACF, Yoast, Gravity Forms, PersonalizeWP, Filter AI, WooCommerce Teams)...
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WordPress 6.9 shipped the Abilities API and so we built an open source plugin that exposes 39 tools to AI agents via MCP. We used it to audit and fix SEO metadata across 220 posts by just asking Claude to do it: filter.agency/news/how-we...
Connect WordPress to AI with the Abilities API - Filter
How we connected WordPress to AI with the Abilities API and MCP, giving assistants access to content, SEO data and analytics.
filter.agency
Always loved en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_of_... by Muse, and now I find out "the song has drawn frequent comparisons to "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode due to their similar chord progression and arrangement". No wonder I like it!!
Map of the Problematique - Wikipedia
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WordPress VIP Launches Advanced Professional WordPress Developer Certification
WordPress VIP Launches Advanced Professional WordPress Developer Certification
Automattic has opened registration for a new enterprise WordPress developer credential, the first in a planned tiered certification pathway.
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Code via your phone whilst sitting on the sofa watching TV... code.claude.com/docs/en/remo...
Continue local sessions from any device with Remote Control - Claude Code Docs
Continue a local Claude Code session from your phone, tablet, or any browser using Remote Control. Works with claude.ai/code and the Claude mobile app.
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You'd think they would let him retire now he's passed away.
Ruth Graham@ruthgraham.bsky.social · 6mo agoI imagine it was extremely disturbing
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
My freelancer and agency friends: are you hoping to sell #WordPress services to enterprise clients? The latest episode of @thewpminute.com has you covered! thewpminute.com/the-secrets-...
The Secrets To Selling WordPress as an Enterprise Solution - The WP Minute
On this episode of The WP Minute+ podcast, Eric is joined by Rachel Berry, Client Services Director at Filter. Rachel fills us in on the role of WordPress as an enterprise solution. The discussion als...
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I wrote a bit about how I'm using my WordPress/Woo sites as my own vibe-coding platform. I shared the boilerplate I use for new extensions, and some thoughts on what I'd like to see in WordPress to make this easier. www.briancoords.com/my-wp-woo-pl...
My WP/Woo Plugin Scaffolding in 2026 - Brian Coords
I've narrowed my last few plugin builds into my own personal 'extension starter' for my Woo and WordPress development.
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The best single of all time, in fact, the best song ever recorded, came out 36 years ago today. Read all about Enjoy The Silence: almostpredictablealmost1.blogspot.com/2021/04/depe... #DepecheMode
